Library Heaven isn’t always the library in “Beauty and the Beast.” Sometimes there are book spaces that simply take your breath away, or spaces that invite you to curl up and get comfy…
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A Drift of Quills: Supporting Characters
Who’s one of your favorite supporting characters in a novel? This month A Drift of Quills are talking about the supporting characters in our new books—what (or who) inspired them, what they’re like, what their favorite color is… Just kidding about the color! Or not. Guess you’ll have to read on to find out!
Cover Candy #13 (The One With the Swords)
Check out these books with swords on the covers! I want to dedicate this collection to my character Sherakai dan Tameko, who has a (possibly alarming) fascination with swords and other implements of destruction.
![“The Queen’s Poisoner,” by Jeff Wheeler, is a quick, fun read with unexpected depth. No cardboard characters. Plenty of moral dilemmas and consequences. [www.robinlythgoe.com]](https://i0.wp.com/www.robinlythgoe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/BookReview-TheQueensPoisoner_JeffWheeler_ft.jpg?resize=720%2C380&ssl=1)
Book Review: The Queen’s Poisoner, by Jeff Wheeler
“The Queen’s Poisoner,” by Jeff Wheeler, is a quick, fun read with unexpected depth. No cardboard characters. Plenty of moral dilemmas and consequences.
September Inspiration (Sailing the High Seas)
My “September Inspiration” revolves entirely around Crow, the main character from my book “As the Crow Flies.” I’ve had so many emails asking for more! So here we are. Crowing. Book 2, “Crow’s Nest” features demons, magic, an island…
![A Drift of Quills is talking about risky business—sharing something we’ve gained (or lost) by taking a risk. (Beyond getting out of bed!) [www.robinlythgoe.com/blog]](https://i0.wp.com/www.robinlythgoe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Risky-Business_DoQ_ft.jpg?resize=720%2C380&ssl=1)
A Drift of Quills: Risky Business
A Drift of Quills is talking about risky business—sharing something we’ve gained (or lost) by taking a risk. (Beyond getting out of bed!)
![A Drift of Quills: Fiction Shots #10— It’s quick fiction! Three different stories inspired by one picture. This round: an apothecary shelf full of antidotes… or poisons. We are not friends. Maybe it’s safer that way? [www.robinlythgoe.com]](https://i0.wp.com/www.robinlythgoe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FlashFiction10_DoQ_ft.jpg?resize=720%2C380&ssl=1)
A Drift of Quills: Fiction Shots #10 (We Are Not Friends)
A Drift of Quills: Fiction Shots #10— It’s quick fiction! Three different stories inspired by one picture. This round: an apothecary shelf full of antidotes… or poisons. We are not friends. Maybe it’s safer that way?
![Oh, what a character! A Drift of Quills is sharing Secret Info. Come on in and let us introduce you to some of the people (or demons) in our WIPs! [robinlythgoe.com]](https://i0.wp.com/www.robinlythgoe.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/What-a-Character_DoQ_ft.jpg?resize=720%2C380&ssl=1)
A Drift of Quills: What a Character! (Introducing KipKap)
Oh, what a character! A Drift of Quills is sharing Secret Info. Come on in and let us introduce you to some of the people (or demons) in our WIPs!
Five Good Things #13 (It’s Still an Amazing World)
It’s still an amazing world, in spite of the crazy, astonishing, and sometimes horrifying headlines the news and social media focus on. I’ve got some cool things for you! A Paper Bag Mask Party, the 5th Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off, Map of the Aquilan Empire, How Writers Can Make Peace With Their Busy Minds, and a quote for readers…
A Drift of Quills: Fiction Shots #9 (Sometimes Glitter Happens)
Sometimes glitter happens. A Drift of Quills is here to bear witness with three different stories about the same sparkly picture. Strap yourself in, my friend, we’re going for a ride!